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Synopsis

In the premiere episode, 12 diverse teams of two set off on the first leg of the Race starting in the remote Florida Everglades and quickly make their way to the crowded streets of Mexico City. One team teams begs for money at an airport, and tensions escalate quickly when another team leaves their belongings in a taxi. Some embrace the thrill of skydiving, while one team must overcome an extreme fear of heights to stay in the Race. Several twists occur as teams confront major obstacles on the way to the Pit Stop.[2]

Teams receive a picture of a man named Pablo and must use the picture for reference in order to figure out that the clue's location is at Zócalo.

Teams must make their way to the Hotel De Cortes where they had to find the desk for Mexi-Mini Charters and sign-up for one of three charter buses leaving the next morning to an unknown destination. The first four teams departed at 8:00 am, four more at 10:00 am, and the last four at 12:00 pm.

The Fast Forward instructions were given to them after receiving their clue at Zócalo.

Teams will have to go to Plaza Santo Domingo and find a typewriter shop. There one of the shopkeepers will have a special message for them, the Fast Forward pass. Ken & Gerard won the Fast Forward.

Choice A:WingsTeams had to board a plane, climb to an altitude of over 10,000 ft (3,000 m) and have each team member skydive in tandem with an instructor. When both team members landed, an instructor would give them their next clue.